uterine prolapse

Uterine prolapse is a condition in which a woman's uterus (womb) sags or slips out of its normal position. The uterus may slip enough that it drops partway into the vagina (birth canal), creating a lump or bulge. This is called incomplete prolapse. In a more severe case--called complete prolapse--the uterus slips so far out of place that some of the tissue drops outside of the vagina.

i have an intermittent uterine prolapse. i am 26 years old and have one 3 year old and now am about 12 or 13 weeks pregnant. i am posting this for woman who fear they might have this as well. you see this is more common in older women and therefore doctors dont always see what is going on in younger women who have this. in my case i actually SAW my cervix sticking out slightly from my vagina, but when i would lay back gravity would make my uterus slide back to a proper place and therefore the doctors didnt belive me. ((the way to get a doctor to see this is a pelvic exam while you are STANDING!!! and if you dont feel they will do this then do what i did and when you see the bulge take a picture of it and take it to your doctor!!))

there are several things that can cause this. weight is one of the common ones. and usually in this case a good diet and correct workout will help you drop the weight and will release presure on your muscles supporting your uterus and correct the issue. another reason is having children. you may never have a prolapse unless you have a child. having a child makes your muscles weak and will up your chance of having a prolapse.

this is serious and can be corrected through a surgery called Uterine suspension ((This procedure involves putting the uterus back into its normal position. This may be done by reattaching the pelvic ligaments to the lower part of the uterus to hold it in place. Another technique uses a special material that acts like a sling to support the uterus in its proper position. Recent advances include performing this with minimally invasive techniques and laparoscopically (through small band aid sized incisions) that decrease post operative pain and speed recovery.))

there are other ways to correct this problem. please check the site listed at the top. i hope this was helpful and if you have any questions about going through this while pregnant please feel more than free to ask me as i am currently going through it.

yes it is more common the older you are. also the bigger (or more) children you have the more common it is. for me though i have only had one child and she was under 7 pounds at birth. i just posted this because i couldnt really find out information about it for younger woman and without knowing what it was called first. i started looking into it as "why is my cervix sticking out" in google searches and really found NOTHING. i thought posting here might help somebody else.

I had felt like something was hanging after a really rough labor (#5 baby).Â I was scared to go see a doctor, so I did Kegels for the past 2 1/2 years.Â (I did ask Hubby to check inside several times, and he never say anything hanging--otherwise, we'd have been at the ER.)Â Anyway, when I had my first check up this week for this baby, the midwife right away could feel it.Â She said that there is a surgery where they can put a "sling" type thing to hold it up later on in life.Â She said that as I get holder it may sag worse.Â

My question is: I'm 8 weeks prego---how is it going to work out for labor and delivery?Â

I am 42, and just had my 6th baby, all my babies have been small and I am a small person, I have never weighed over 135 even full term pregnant and this happened to me with my last baby, with the help of the recovery nurses. let me explain: After giving birth and before going to my room my nurse was checking me regularly for bleeding (normal) and was massaging/pressing on my uterus to keep it contracting (normal) and she was pushing excessively hard and thought she saw a hematoma, so she pushed harder thinking the blood clot would come out. She couldnt push it out so she called in a few more nurses to help her, they got it pushed out enough to grab ahold of it with gauze so one is pulling and the others are pushing on my stomach!!! I was in tremendous pain and begged them to stop. They stopped and paged my Dr. Â IT WAS MY CERVIX THEY WERE PULLING OUT! So now I have a prolapsed cervix that has healed quite well but its still something I worry about. Thank god Im done having babies. i KNEW something was not right but waited until I couldnt take the pain, I was so embarassed and shocked over the whole thing.